# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/esther-phillips
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:04:43.685Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/esther-phillips"
name: "Esther Phillips"
slug: "esther-phillips"
description: "Esther Phillips was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals. She rose to prominence in 1950, scoring several major R&B hits including \"Double Crossing Blues\" and \"Mistrustin' Blues\" under the moniker \"Little Esther.\" In the 1960s, she achieved chart success with the country song \"Release Me\" and recorded in the pop, jazz, blues and soul genres. Phillips received four Grammy nominations, including for her album From a Whisper to a Scream in 1973, as well as for the album that featured her disco recording of \"What a Diff'rence a Day Makes,\" which was a major hit in 1975. She died from liver and kidney failure due to long-term drug abuse in 1984."
tagline: "American singer (1935–1984)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Esther_Phillips.png?width=1200"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1935-12-23"
deathDate: "1984-08-07"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           65.95
  momentum:             2.157172995780591
  historical:           16.36596
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     75
  profileCompleteness:  85
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
totalFollowers: 7300
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1099367/"
    handle:    "nm1099367"
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    handle:    "Esther Phillips - Topic"
    followers: 7300
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Էսթեր Ֆիլիպս"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esther_Phillips"
    title: "Esther Phillips"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
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    title: "Esther Phillips"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump